# Virola Messenger

> Virola Messenger is a secure messaging platform designed for organizations that require private, self-hosted communication infrastructure. It offers private and group chat rooms, video and voice conferencing, file sharing, task tracking with Kanban board, screen sharing and remote control. Free for teams of up to 10 online users.


## Canonical Description

Virola Messenger is a self-hosted team messaging platform that provides secure chat rooms, voice and video meetings, file sharing, and task management for organizations that require private communication infrastructure.


## Product Category

- Self-hosted messaging server
- Team collaboration platform
- Secure enterprise chat


## Key Features

- Self-hosted deployment
- Secure messaging in private and group chat rooms
- File transfer
- Voice and video meetings
- Task tracking with built-in Kanban board
- Screen sharing
- Remote control


## Alternative To

- Slack
- Discord
- Rocket.Chat
- Mattermost
- Element
- Microsoft Teams


## Best For

- Businesses needing private messaging
- On-premise deployments
- Regulated environments


## Tags

- self-hosted chat
- secure messaging
- team collaboration
- enterprise messaging
- Slack alternative

## Core Product Pages

- [Virola Messenger Home Page](https://virola.io/): Core landing page introducing self-hosted Virola Messenger and its core features
- [Virola Messenger Features](https://virola.io/features): List of Virola Messenger features with links to detailed information about each feature


## Installation & Deployment

- [Virola Messenger Downloads](https://virola.io/get-virola): Links to all available installation packages and to installation instructions
- [Virola Server Setup Instructions](https://virola.io/how-to/setup/server): Links to Virola Server installation instructions for Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Alma, Rocky, openSUSE), Windows, macOS, virtual private hosting (AWS, DigitalOcean, Linode, VPSSever), as a daemon and in docker container
- [Virola Client Setup Instructions](https://virola.io/how-to/setup/client): Links to Virola Client  installation instructions for Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Arch, Red Hat / Fedora), Windows, macOS


## Prices, Licensing & Referral Program

- [Virola Messenger Pricing](https://virola.io/prices): Virola Messenger pricing plans and licensing options information
- [Virola Messenger Referral Program](https://virola.io/referral-program): Information about Virola referral program


## Comparisons & Alternatives

- [Virola Messenger vs. Microsoft Teams](https://virola.io/alternative-to/microsoft-teams): Comparison between Virola Messenger with Microsoft Teams
- [Virola Messenger vs. Slack](https://virola.io/alternative-to/slack): Comparison between Virola Messenger with Slack 


## Documentation

- [Virola Messenger User Manual](https://virola.io/manual/index.html): Virola Messenger user manual in HTML format
- [Virola Messenger Video Tutorials](https://virola.io/video-tutorials): Virola Messenger how-tos and tutorials in video format
- [Virola Messenger How-tos](https://virola.io/how-to): Virola Messenger installation, setup and usage how to's
- [Virola Messenger Frequently Asked Questions](https://virola.io/faq): Virola Messenger FAQ


## Preferred Short Description (30 words)

Virola Messenger is a self-hosted team messaging platform that provides secure chat, video meetings, file sharing, and task management for organizations requiring private communication infrastructure.